roll back the clock

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roll back the clock

To revisit, recount, return to or recreate a time or era from the past. The purpose of this conference is to roll back the clock by analyzing remains of early human and trying to gain insight into their way of life.The governor is bent on rolling back the clock and returning us to the ethics of the 1950s.I'd love to roll back the clock to when I was a kid. It was such a happy, carefree time in my life.

Then the wheels came off the bandwagon - until last Saturday at Haydock when the nine-yearold rolled back the clock with a success that underlined the prowess of Welsh trainer Evan Williams and the patience of his protective owners.

But Rio Ferdinand rolled back the clock with the header which ended the 12-match unbeaten run of Rafael Benitez's side and once more installed Ferguson's men as favourites to finish runners-up to Chelsea.

But he never doubted that there was fire within the winger's belly and after 12 games back in the same Championship where he made his name, he rolled back the clock at White Hart Lane on the biggest stage of all.

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